Sunny Health and Fitness Magnetic Recumbent Bike Review

The Sunny Health & Fitness Magnetic Recumbent Bike is a no-frills, affordable recumbent workout bike whose design is simple and appears smart; certainly, it’s not going to be an eyesore at home.

Its adjustable seat is useful when being used by people of different heights.

For motivation, its console displays various parameters, showing you how close you are to achieving your target. What catches your eye most about this exercise is its low retail price; currently, it is selling at $135 on Amazon.

As you read on, you’ll realize that there are several shortcomings; this review should help you decide whether this is a good fit for you.

Its drive type and pedals

Its engine is composed of a belt drive and a flywheel weighing 4kg; this combination provides you with a quiet and smooth ride.

You may either pedal forwards or backwards, with similar results. All this is covered for safety, which also eliminates need for maintenance.

The Sunny Health & Fitness Magnetic Recumbent Bike features large pedals with straps for a firm, comfortable grip. The plastic straps may be tricky to use at first but you get the hang of it soon enough.

The bike’s resistance

The bike has eight resistance levels; to adjust resistance upwards, all you have to do is turn the knob to your right and vice versa. Turning the knob while pedaling can be strenuous and as such, you may be forced to stop exercising first and adjust the resistance knob.

In essence, the knob controls magnets in the recumbent bike.

Console

The basic display on the exercise bike displays vitals such as distance, speed, odometer (cumulative distance), heart rate and calories burned. For heart rate monitoring, you’ll be required to hold onto the handlebars.

Since only one parameter is displayed at a time, use the mode button in the console’s middle to change what you view. If you wish to record your workouts or set programs, you have to do it manually.

How to start and stop

This is the easy part; since the console is battery powered, all you have to do is hop on the bike and start pedaling.

This fires up the display from where you can input exercise programs manually. Once you’re done with your workout, the display will automatically turn off when it notices several minutes have gone by without any activity.

Bike seat

The Sunny & Fitness bike has a flat, padded seat with a slightly slanting backrest which is thickly padded too.

The bike comes with a 1 year warranty, with its parts being warranted for 90 days similar to typical bike parts.

Its pros

The bike is easy to assemble within a couple of minutes; its manual provides clear instructions complete with images.

Its 8 resistance levels are easy to adjust and the results will be instantly displayed on its basic console. The seat’s adjustability ranges from 4ft 9 ins to 5ft 9 ins, giving you quite some room to work with.

It is fairly stable, very quiet and allows for forward and backward pedaling. For most users, the bike has ample padding on its backrest and seat. Getting on and off the bike is easy.